Cystic fibrosis (CF) recessive disorder in the Dutch population affects 1 in 1000 people. Calculate the heterozygote advantage for the cystic fibrosis gene (CFTR) in this population. Help: Square root of 0.001 is approximately equal to 0.03.

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Cystic fibrosis (CF) recessive disorder in the Dutch population affects 1 in 1000 people. Calculate the heterozygote advantage for the cystic fibrosis gene (CFTR) in this population.

Help: Square root of 0.001 is approximately equal to 0.03. 

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Hardy Weinberg equilibrium states that the gene frequency of a population remains constant generation after generation in the absence of an any disturbance factors like mutation, genetic drift, natural selection, migration etc. 

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